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The College Times MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2007 UVCOLLEGETIMES.COM VOLUME XXXVII NO. 11 The Independent Student Voice of Utah Valley State 'A r Off campus Kaiizen, its for the kids UVSC students volunteer in Mexico Dave Iba News writer Recently students from UVSC, BYU, SLCC and WestminsterCollege, along with local volunteers were able to embark on a trip to serve underprivileged kids in Baja, Mexico. A trip to Baja, Mexico? Sound fun? Well sit back and enjoy the ride, cause it's 15 hours by mini-van. Kaiizen is a name that has been thrown around the halls of UVSC and a name that has been becoming increasingly popular. What does it mean? It's a Japanese word meaning continual improvement. Kaiizen is a group of individuals that has been getting together about every six months planning and executing trips to Baja, Mexico to help out underprivileged orphans. See KAIIZEN A2 On campus Off campus Students win student grammy awards Britnee Nguyen News writer UVSC digital media students recently won awards from the Audio Engineering Society's annual Student Grammy Award Competition in New York City. The competition had 35-40 schools competing and had judges from industry professionals from major record labels. Sean Wolsey and Jeremy Redd participated in the hardware design competition and took third place in circuit . design. Miles Fulwider, Rob Mer-ritt and Andy Porter also participated in the competition. UVSC graduate Craig Sowby was also in the competition. He received first place in the poprock category and second place in worldfolk category. "This really brings home the fact that we can win awards against some very major and well-funded competitors," said Mike Wisland in a press release. He is a UVSC See GRAMMY - AS V t III. .. Skill4 (info Spencer Shell College Times First Lady of Guatamala, Wendy Widmann speaking at UVSC on Nov. 1 Feminism and leadership Guatamalan first lady speaks to UVSC students Sarah Brimhall AC" Spencer Shell News writer News editor The office of International Affairs hosted Wendy Widmann de Berger, wife of Guatemalan President Oscar Berger Perdo-mo, at UVSC on Nov. 1 as a guest speaker. This was her first visit to Utah. The day after her speech at UVSC, Berger received the Enterprise Mentor International's First Annual International Service Award in Salt Lake City. Berger's interest in human relations caused her to study sociology at Trinity College in Washington D.C. Throughout her life, she has been involved with many projects and organizations that support the poor and vulnerable population int Guatemala. Berger noted that the majority of women in her country live in poverty and explained how this in turn hurts society as a whole. "Women are the basic structure of the family," she said in her speech titled "Cre-ciendo Bien: Women Taking Charge." The focus of this speech was on how women can change the world if only given the opportunity. She said women who are supported and well-educated stimulate change. A video played during the presenta- i Paul Morse www.whiteliouie.yov Mrs. Laura Bush and Mrs. Wendy Widmann de Berger, wife of President Oscar Berger of Guatemala, greet people at the Carlos Emilio Leonardo School in the Guatemalan village of Santa Cruz Balanya. tion stressed the idea that Guatemala is a woman because it does not give up. In one of the poorest countries in South America, strong and able women are vital to Guate- See FIRST LADY A2 On campus On campus Calling all coats Winter warmth drive begins Jennie Nicholls Assistant News editor With winter quickly approaching, the need for warm coats is growing. The Valley Project, a Christian leadership and service UVSC winter coat drive When: Nov. 1 -15 Where: Drop box in student center What: New and used coats in all sizes club at UVSC, has teamed up with t h e and Service Learn- i n g Center for the Winter Warmth Drive. The coat drive will run during the first two weeks in November, starting Nov. 1 and concluding on Nov. 15. The goal of the warmth drive is to collect coat donations from students on campus. Winter coats that are new or gently used, still in good condition, will gladly be accepted by the coordinators of the project. Although all coat sizes are needed, the greatest need is for children's coats. Club president of the Valley Project, Ashley Forsythe said, "Donations will be given to local families and people in need living in Utah Valley." In cohorts with the United Way, the project has been designed to serve the local community. Not only are individual donations needed, but the project is also looking for students to go into the community and ask for donations. "Unfortunately we are in greatest need of children's coat donations. That is why we are asking for your help," said Forsythe, "Even if you don't have any coats to donate yourself, but you are willing to donate your time and effort, you can sign up a team in the service and learning office." Forsythe hopes that teams will be able to procure dona- See COATS -AS Spinning a new web School to slowly transistion to new site Justin Ritter News writer As part of the transition to university status, the school Web site is undergoing a change from www. uvsc.edu to www.uvu.edu "It's a monumental task," said Ray Walker, UVSC's Chief Information Officer. The transition includes rebuilding many of (he Web site's pages and changing all references to Utali Valley Slate College, including loos and words, li-mail ad dresses will also eventually be changed in the transfer to the new site, which will be a gradual move from one Web site to the other. According to Walker, new pieces will be added to the new Web site each month, beginning with the most important. He said the new registration page should be complete by Jan. 1, and that by next July, when UVSC becomes a university, most of the new pages should be in place. Walker said the project is, "A huge effort that com bines the Web Development Services, Web Resource Services and the individual departments." He said the majority of the Web pages will be rebuilt, though they may still use existing See WEB SITE A2

The College Times MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2007 UVCOLLEGETIMES.COM VOLUME XXXVII NO. 11 The Independent Student Voice of Utah Valley State 'A r Off campus Kaiizen, its for the kids UVSC students volunteer in Mexico Dave Iba News writer Recently students from UVSC, BYU, SLCC and WestminsterCollege, along with local volunteers were able to embark on a trip to serve underprivileged kids in Baja, Mexico. A trip to Baja, Mexico? Sound fun? Well sit back and enjoy the ride, cause it's 15 hours by mini-van. Kaiizen is a name that has been thrown around the halls of UVSC and a name that has been becoming increasingly popular. What does it mean? It's a Japanese word meaning continual improvement. Kaiizen is a group of individuals that has been getting together about every six months planning and executing trips to Baja, Mexico to help out underprivileged orphans. See KAIIZEN A2 On campus Off campus Students win student grammy awards Britnee Nguyen News writer UVSC digital media students recently won awards from the Audio Engineering Society's annual Student Grammy Award Competition in New York City. The competition had 35-40 schools competing and had judges from industry professionals from major record labels. Sean Wolsey and Jeremy Redd participated in the hardware design competition and took third place in circuit . design. Miles Fulwider, Rob Mer-ritt and Andy Porter also participated in the competition. UVSC graduate Craig Sowby was also in the competition. He received first place in the poprock category and second place in worldfolk category. "This really brings home the fact that we can win awards against some very major and well-funded competitors," said Mike Wisland in a press release. He is a UVSC See GRAMMY - AS V t III. .. Skill4 (info Spencer Shell College Times First Lady of Guatamala, Wendy Widmann speaking at UVSC on Nov. 1 Feminism and leadership Guatamalan first lady speaks to UVSC students Sarah Brimhall AC" Spencer Shell News writer News editor The office of International Affairs hosted Wendy Widmann de Berger, wife of Guatemalan President Oscar Berger Perdo-mo, at UVSC on Nov. 1 as a guest speaker. This was her first visit to Utah. The day after her speech at UVSC, Berger received the Enterprise Mentor International's First Annual International Service Award in Salt Lake City. Berger's interest in human relations caused her to study sociology at Trinity College in Washington D.C. Throughout her life, she has been involved with many projects and organizations that support the poor and vulnerable population int Guatemala. Berger noted that the majority of women in her country live in poverty and explained how this in turn hurts society as a whole. "Women are the basic structure of the family," she said in her speech titled "Cre-ciendo Bien: Women Taking Charge." The focus of this speech was on how women can change the world if only given the opportunity. She said women who are supported and well-educated stimulate change. A video played during the presenta- i Paul Morse www.whiteliouie.yov Mrs. Laura Bush and Mrs. Wendy Widmann de Berger, wife of President Oscar Berger of Guatemala, greet people at the Carlos Emilio Leonardo School in the Guatemalan village of Santa Cruz Balanya. tion stressed the idea that Guatemala is a woman because it does not give up. In one of the poorest countries in South America, strong and able women are vital to Guate- See FIRST LADY A2 On campus On campus Calling all coats Winter warmth drive begins Jennie Nicholls Assistant News editor With winter quickly approaching, the need for warm coats is growing. The Valley Project, a Christian leadership and service UVSC winter coat drive When: Nov. 1 -15 Where: Drop box in student center What: New and used coats in all sizes club at UVSC, has teamed up with t h e and Service Learn- i n g Center for the Winter Warmth Drive. The coat drive will run during the first two weeks in November, starting Nov. 1 and concluding on Nov. 15. The goal of the warmth drive is to collect coat donations from students on campus. Winter coats that are new or gently used, still in good condition, will gladly be accepted by the coordinators of the project. Although all coat sizes are needed, the greatest need is for children's coats. Club president of the Valley Project, Ashley Forsythe said, "Donations will be given to local families and people in need living in Utah Valley." In cohorts with the United Way, the project has been designed to serve the local community. Not only are individual donations needed, but the project is also looking for students to go into the community and ask for donations. "Unfortunately we are in greatest need of children's coat donations. That is why we are asking for your help," said Forsythe, "Even if you don't have any coats to donate yourself, but you are willing to donate your time and effort, you can sign up a team in the service and learning office." Forsythe hopes that teams will be able to procure dona- See COATS -AS Spinning a new web School to slowly transistion to new site Justin Ritter News writer As part of the transition to university status, the school Web site is undergoing a change from www. uvsc.edu to www.uvu.edu "It's a monumental task," said Ray Walker, UVSC's Chief Information Officer. The transition includes rebuilding many of (he Web site's pages and changing all references to Utali Valley Slate College, including loos and words, li-mail ad dresses will also eventually be changed in the transfer to the new site, which will be a gradual move from one Web site to the other. According to Walker, new pieces will be added to the new Web site each month, beginning with the most important. He said the new registration page should be complete by Jan. 1, and that by next July, when UVSC becomes a university, most of the new pages should be in place. Walker said the project is, "A huge effort that com bines the Web Development Services, Web Resource Services and the individual departments." He said the majority of the Web pages will be rebuilt, though they may still use existing See WEB SITE A2